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  • DSME hits LNG tanker milestone

    16 August 2016
    Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said it has recently delivered its 100th liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker. DSME noted in its statement it started constructing LNG carriers back in 1992, and delivered the first one in 1995. The Greek-flagged 173,400-cbm Maran Gas Amphipolis left from DSME’s shipyard in Geoje, South Korea on […]

  • Newbuild Tanker Joins Ardmore’s Fleet

    8 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Cork-based Ardmore Shipping has taken delivery of a 25,000 DWT IMO II product and chemical tanker, the Ardmore Cherokee, built at Fukoaka Shipbuilding in Japan. The Ardmore Cherokee is the fifteenth vessel to join Ardmore’s fleet on the water, where she has been placed under the technical management of Thome Ship Management. The vessel has been […]

  • CSET to Order 14 New Tankers

    31 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) has approved an investment in 14 new tankers, the company said in a regulatory filing. As informed, Dalian Shipbuilding will be in charge of constructing four new ships of 32,000 dwt and three crude oil tankers of 160,000 dwt. CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) […]

  • Pirates seize tankers off Somalia

    27 March 2009

    Pirates have seized two European-owned tankers off the coast of Somalia in the past day, officials have said. The Greek-owned vessel Nipayia, with 19 crew on board, was seized on Wednesday, the Nato Shipping Centre said. The Norwegian-owned tanker Bow Asir was captured by pirates on Thursday. It had a crew of 27 on board, […]

  • Navig8 Chemical Tankers Takes Two More Newbuilds

    27 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    A chemical tanker fleet operator Navig8 Chemical Tankers has taken delivery of two more ECO 37,000 dwt chemical tankers constructed at Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The 42,000 cbm Navig8 Ametrine and Navig8 Aventurine are the fourth and the fifth out of eighteen chemical tankers ordered at HMD. Navig8 Chemical Tankers has also recently closed a private placement […]

  • Petrobras Unit to Spend $1.2B on Tankers

    1 February 2007

    The transportation unit of Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras said Wednesday that it will pay US$1.2 billion (euro925 million) to build 10 oil tankers. Brazil’s National Development Bank will finance the shipbuilding project with 2.47 billion reals (US$1.16 million; euro895 million), the press office of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a […]

  • Aker Floating Production acquired two more tankers

    1 June 2006

    Aker Floating Production has today acquired two tankers – the `Polar Alaska` and the `Polar California` – for USD 55 million en block. Both tankers are built at National Steel in the US and have an approximate storage capacity of 1.3 million barrels. Early May Aker Floating Production announced the acquisition of a third tanker […]

  • No Market for Unmanned Ships in Tanker Sector

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ardmore Shipping does not see a market for unmanned shipping in the tanker sector.

  • Norstar Takes Facility to Buy Two LR1 Tankers

    14 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-headquartered tanker operator Norstar Shipping Ltd. has secured a USD 32 million senior secured credit facility from New York-based CIT Maritime Finance, a subsidiary of CIT Group Inc., to acquire two long range (LR1) product tankers. Financing was provided by CIT Bank, N.A., the principal bank subsidiary of CIT, and the terms of the transaction were […]

  • Deltamarin, Aker Arctic develop LNG-powered tanker

    18 September 2015
    Vessels

    Deltamarin and Aker Arctic Technology have jointly developed a Aframax-sized tanker concept for arctic use with an option to be powered by LNG.

  • Swedish Consilium to Equip Gotland Tankers

    8 October 2012
    Business & Finance

      At Guangzhou two 39000dwt chemical tankers are under construction and in their final phase towards delivery. First vessel scheduled from mid of October and second from January 2013. Consilium managed to not only win the order for Fire and Gas detection but over the top also IBS. This is the first Swedish client who […]

  • VIDEO: Abandoned Tanker in Liberia Listing

    13 May 2016

    The mysterious crewless oil tanker Tamaya 1 that washed ashore early this month in Liberia is listing to the starboard, according to the country’s Ministry of National Defense. In addition, following an inspection by the Liberian Coast Guard, it has been determined that the 1,441 DWT oil tanker was gutted by fire, leaving the bridge-upper and control […]

  • South Korea to build tankers for Russia

    1 June 2005

    The keels of two Aframax super-tankers were laid at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries ship-yard in Ulsan on orders from Russia’s Primorye (Maritime) shipping company (PRISCO corporation), reports the corporate press center. Korean ship-builders are to lay the third tanker’s keel there on July 11, 2005. These ships will carry Sakhalin oil from the Khabarovsk […]

  • Owner of Abandoned Tanker in Liberia Emerges

    18 May 2016

    A Nigerian national, identified as Robert M. Saigba, has claimed ownership of the mysterious crewless ship Tamaya 1 that washed ashore on Liberian coast on May 3, Agence Africaine de Presse (APA) writes citing a statement from the country’s Defense Ministry. As disclosed, the ship was bought in 2015, and has since been operating under H. Matic’s Resources Limited based […]

  • Capital Gas, Euronav, and Maran Tankers lead the pack as last week’s tanker orders hit 17

    26 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Newbuild ordering in the tanker industry is picking up momentum with 17 new tanker orders placed last week, shipbroking reports show. Several big industry names make up the list of buyers, including Euronav, Maran Tankers, and Capital Gas, signaling renewed confidence in the industry’s future. The orderbook for new tankers is currently at its lowest […]

  • Mingde Heavy Pens Seven Tankers

    10 October 2013

    Nantong Mingde Heavy, a fast-growing private-owned enterprise, has signed a new contract under which the yard will build seven eco-friendly 24,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers for a European shipowner. This is the first big deal for high-value added ships signed by any Nantong-based shipyard, with the exception of NACKS, since the financial crisis, SinoShip reports citing […]

  • Tanker crew rescued after collision

    31 January 2006

    All 22 members of the crew of a chemical tanker that collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel early today have been rescued by helicopter and lifeboat, officials said.

  • USCG Detains Tanker in Port Angeles

    11 February 2015

    The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the Marshall Island-flagged tanker Overseas Jademar in Port Angeles, after Port State Control officers discovered several significant safety violations,  including non-functioning distress signaling equipment and fire safety systems. The electronic position indicating radio beacon, an essential piece of distress equipment that notifies authorities of the crew’s location in the event of an […]

  • Product Tanker Grounds off Kenya

    27 June 2017

    The 1988-built product tanker Theresa Arctic, which ran aground off the coast of Kilifi in Kenya on June 20, could soon be refloated, according to local media. The Netherlands-based SMIT Salvage, as well as the local salvage company Alpha Logistics were reportedly hired to undertake the refloating operation. The vessel, which was loaded with 27,500 mt of vegetable oil […]

  • Q Ship offloads another tanker

    6 October 2006

    THE Qatar Shipping Company (Q Ship) yesterday said it has sold another of its new Aframax tanker to Porlock Maritime Company for $69.5mn (QR253mn). With the sale of its newly built

  • Navy tanker to have £5m upgrade

    30 August 2007

    A Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship is undergoing £5m refit in Cornwall. A&P ship repairers won the contract to refit the Black Rover, one of two tankers supporting the Royal Navy, at Falmouth Docks.

  • Aker Philadelphia Secures Cash for Four Product Tankers

    7 March 2014

     Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) has entered into a loan agreement with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) for a USD 120 million loan facility for construction financing on the four product tankers under contract with Crowley Maritime Corporation (Crowley). The loan will be subject to a maximum borrowing amount of USD 58-60 million per […]

  • Tanker hijack takes place off UAE coast

    4 August 2021
    Safety

    The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued a warning on 3 August 2021 that a ship may have been hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

  • Tanker Granted Access to Zueitina Terminal

    18 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Greece-flagged crude oil tanker New Hellas has been granted approval to enter Libya’s Zueitina oil terminal after the oil port was reopened at the beginning of August, according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The 123,054 cbm tanker will now enter the terminal in order to transfer a crude oil shipment to the country’s Zawiya Refinery. New Hellas is expected to transport […]

  • Fifth Product Tanker Launched at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

    15 July 2008

    Tanker Will Be the First in the U.S. with Advanced EPA Tier II Compliant Engines PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo:AKPS – News), a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, launched Hull 009, the fifth in a series of 12 product tankers to be completed by the yard in 2011 and sold to American Shipping Company (Oslo:AMSC – […]